Valeria Fernández
@valeriafernandez.bsky.social
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Founder and Executive Director altavozlab.com. Storyteller, periodista. Inmigrante uruguaya. Mamá.
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Altavoz Lab
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Nick Oza spent decades documenting our communities with care. This campaign helps new photojournalists continue that work, with mentorship, tools, and stipends that make community journalism possible. 📅 Dec 17 🔗 Donate Now:
tinyurl.com/NickOzaVisua...
#AltavozLab
#NickOzaVisualFellowship
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Made it to DC and I look forward to the conversations with colleagues and students at
#MediaFest
. Grateful for the recognition but most importantly for a chance to amplify what we are building at
@altavozlab.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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Altavoz Lab
about 2 months ago
Heading to
#MediaFest25
in D.C.? Don’t miss: “Journalism today and tomorrow: Perspectives and predictions from SPJ’s 2025 Fellows” 🗓️ Fri, Oct 17 | 11AM 📍Grand Hyatt DC – Independence Ballroom 5B 🎙️ Featuring
@valeriafernandez.bsky.social
,
@kattenbarge.bsky.social
, Dean Baquet
#SPJ25
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Altavoz Lab
4 months ago
We’re thrilled to welcome Ruxandra Guidi as Altavoz Lab’s new Fellowship Impact & Engagement Manager! 🎉 She’s been with us since the very beginning — a founding mentor who brings heart, clarity, and fierce commitment to community-rooted journalism. 💜
#AltavozLab
#JournalismThatServes
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Altavoz Lab
4 months ago
Altavoz Lab Alum Feature: Valeria María Torres Nieves! As a fellow, she helped expose the systemic neglect of pregnant students at UPR, and her reporting led to real policy change. Now at El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora, she’s still holding power to account. Subscribe:
altavozlab.com/newsletter
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Altavoz Lab
5 months ago
💸 Freelance smarter, not harder! 🧾 Join our powerhouse panel on how to set your rates and negotiate with confidence. 🎙️ Featuring: Alma Campos Zaydee Sanchez Katherine Reynolds Lewis 🎤 Mod: Valeria Fernández 📅 Wed, July 9 | 11 AM 📍 Willford B, Hilton Hotel, Chicago
#freelance
#NAHJ25
#journalism
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Una oportunidad muy buena para personas en medios en español.
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5 months ago
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Altavoz Lab
5 months ago
🚨 Applications open! Altavoz Lab is offering up to $8K + mentoring for journalists reporting in/for underrepresented communities. 🌎 English or Spanish 📍 U.S. and Puerto Rico ⏳ Deadline: July 18 🔗
altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#JournalismFellowship
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Amanda Zamora
5 months ago
Join me,
@erkabettycarlos.bsky.social
,
@valeriafernandez.bsky.social
&
@ric02sp.bsky.social
to explore: 🤝 Building trust and non-extractive relationships 📝 Concrete strategies for community-first reporting 📣 Collaborative partnerships and service journalism 📅 Details:
bit.ly/nahj25-immig...
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Looking forward to this panel in great company. ➡️
@erkabettycarlos.bsky.social
➡️
@amzam.bsky.social
➡️
@ric02sp.bsky.social
@morelatinosinnews.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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I’m really honored to me in the company of these colleagues. Thank you. I can’t help to think about every single mentor I’ve had.
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6 months ago
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Altavoz Lab
6 months ago
🌟 The 2025 Altavoz Lab Fellowship is open! Are you a community journalist with a powerful story that needs support? 📰 Up to $8K for your reporting 💥 Up to $3K for engaging your audience 🌍 Focused on journalists in disinvested areas
altavozlab.com/community-jo...
#AltavozLab
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Sigue el enlace y elige en qué idioma quieres el boletín de
@altavozlab.bsky.social
. Así tendrás acceso a info de nuestras becas, otros recursos y leer los reportajes de otros colegas. Si quieres que destaquemos tu trabajo envíanos un email a
[email protected]
.
altavozlab.com/subscribe-to...
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6 months ago
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Gracias a Beatriz Limón por invitarnos a la Hora del Cafecito de
@conectaarizona.bsky.social
para hablar de cómo estamos creando una beca para fotoperiodistas en honor de Nick Oza. Si aún no donaron pueden hacerlo aquí. Quedan 10 días!
fundrazr.com/ozafellowshi...
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Help us Create the Nick Oza Visual Fellowship
Visual storytelling is a gift to future generations. Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Oza told Arizona’s immigrant stories with heart. Help keep his legacy alive and support an Altavoz Lab fellowship for co...
https://fundrazr.com/ozafellowship?ref=cr_0E7jsb_ab_7HHyiArAqbP7HHyiArAqbP
6 months ago
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Learn more about photojournalist Nick Oza in this article from artists, photographers and journalists in Arizona. This is why we are fundraising to create a fellowship in his honor
@altavozlab.bsky.social
. Donate link in comments.
azluminaria.org/2025/05/20/f...
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From lens to legacy: How a mural, a fellowship and a community keep Nick Oza's vision alive - AZ Luminaria
The “Nick Oza Visual Fellowship” is aimed at photographers like Nick, who see the camera not only as a tool, but as a bridge to connect with underrepresented communities.
https://azluminaria.org/2025/05/20/from-lens-to-legacy-how-a-mural-a-fellowship-and-a-community-keep-nick-ozas-vision-alive/
6 months ago
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Our journalist peers are our mentors too. In this profession humanity matters and Nick Oza reflected it in his images. Help us create more opportunities for photojournalists like him, passionate and rooted in their communities. DONATE today, share, join us.
@altavozlab.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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Join us and became part of these peer groups at a time that we need each other the most. Let’s get together!
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9 months ago
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Please read this story and the words of photojournalist Kaoly Gutierrez. How we rebuild, how we grieve and how we understand those we love that have been impacted by tragedy.
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9 months ago
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Mia (미아) Warren
9 months ago
I'm wrapping up my week at the
#KnightMediaForum
in Miami, where
@fi2w.org
alumni and collaborators
@martinaguzman.bsky.social
,
@valeriafernandez.bsky.social
,
@maritzafelix.bsky.social
, and Alfredo Corchado were showing up for immigrant journalism.
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𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊.
9 months ago
NYC’s deliveristas keep the city moving, but they’re facing new challenges.
#LosDeliveristasunidos
is fighting back against a bill that could add costs & risks for delivery workers—many of whom are immigrants.
www.palabranahj.org/archive/the-...
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Valeria Fernández
𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊.
10 months ago
Journalists of color often cover traumatic stories without the support they need, leading many to leave the industry.
@tinavasquez.bsky.social
explores this in a new
@palabranahj.bsky.social
story. Help us better understand these challenges, fill out our anonymous survey:
forms.gle/31uzvXzotVmX...
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Valeria Fernández
𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊.
11 months ago
[email protected]
made history as Arizona’s first Latino U.S. Senator after years of grassroots organizing. His journey, shaped by his service as a Marine and work in Congress, reflects Arizona’s shifting political and demographic
[email protected]
@url-media.bsky.social
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𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊.
12 months ago
“¿Tenemos realmente un sistema que está roto, o tenemos una maquinaria política que está rota?” Sheriff Martínez sobre la política cambiante en Del Río. Historia de Perla Trevizo, publicada originalmente por
@propublica.org
en colaboración con
@texastribune.org
.
bit.ly/3OQkj1C
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El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración — palabra.
La inmigración no forma parte del trabajo de Joe Frank Martínez. Pero en Del Río, Texas, al igual que en otras comunidades mayoritariamente latinas del país, es un tema que está trastocando viejas lea...
https://bit.ly/3OQkj1C
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In Chicago there’s a push to organize to support immigrants ahead of the new Trump administration. This story by Alma Campos in partnership with MindSite News showcases creative new and old ways to provide that assistance.
www.palabranahj.org/archive/chic...
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Chicago Advocates and Clinicians Come Together to Support the Mental Health of Immigrants — palabra.
At a time of dire threat, activists reignite a movement to provide healing through "radical hope" and vow to organize and protect those most vulnerable.
https://www.palabranahj.org/archive/chicago-advocates-and-clinicians-come-together-to-support-the-mental-health-of-immigrants
about 1 year ago
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Valeria Fernández
𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚊.
about 1 year ago
Any dollar you give to support our work is being matched by
#NewsMatch
up to $1,000. We have until 12/31 to reach $18,000. We’re only at 8% — can you help support sustainable, latino journalism? Donate here 🔗
bit.ly/3UKOivg
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Hi, Bluesky community. I’m an immigrant from Uruguay, a storyteller, a journalist. The managing editor
@palabranahj.bsky.social
and I invite you to visit our powerful outlet. We work with BIPOC freelancers, we challenge our own narratives. We learn, we grow, we believe in the power of journalism.
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